Kosta Runjaic has explained that Lorenzo Lucca’s decision to ignore internal ‘hierarchies’ was the main reason behind his decision to take the Italian off immediately after scoring a penalty

Udinese's 1-0 away win over Lecce on Friday was overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Lorenzo Lucca's winning penalty, which angered his teammates and coach.

The bizarre moment occurred during the first half when the away side was awarded a penalty and an argument triggered between who would take it. Lucca tucked the ball under his arm and was adamant in taking the penalty but was surrounded by his teammates.

Udinese's Lorenzo Lucca disobeyed the orders of his manager and teammates and took the penalty anyway against Leece.

Lorenzo Lucca scored a penalty for Udinese on Friday night as they played Lecce, but what would normally be cause for celebrations instead was greeted by a ston

Udinese striker Lorenzo Lucca was substituted by his angry coach Kosta Runjaic after causing a row with his teammates

Several Udinese players were furious with their teammate, who grabbed the ball and stood over the penalty spot despite the fact that Florian Thauvian was on the pitch as the designated taker, and was wearing the captain’s armband, too.